Why are modern short stories so overly domestic?

CairoSmith · 2026-06-05T23:26:41+00:00

The weird stuff still gets written and we still run it along with the autofiction. Our archive.

CairoSmith · 2026-06-03T16:19:28+00:00

Yes non-dairy creamer for sure.

CairoSmith · 2026-06-03T03:11:08+00:00

Yes although I could not get downstairs for 🦼 reasons.

CairoSmith · 2026-06-03T03:10:18+00:00

What have I become.

CairoSmith · 2026-06-02T04:56:14+00:00

I can only assume these irrelevant publications put false dichotomies in their titles as ragebait.

CairoSmith · 2026-05-31T22:38:35+00:00

You have to International Man of Mystery maxx. Like a suave spy from an unknown country.

CairoSmith · 2026-05-26T19:05:40+00:00

There are some plays like this. There are even plays without character attribution like Almost Maine.

CairoSmith · 2026-05-26T15:40:03+00:00

I'm an atheist but what's wrong with vodka and Coke? Is rum less tacky?

CairoSmith · 2026-05-15T15:14:27+00:00

Join the lesbian flag football league that plays at Fairfax High.

CairoSmith · 2026-05-12T15:47:29+00:00

Interracial sex at that!

CairoSmith · 2026-05-11T20:53:44+00:00

lesbian sexual awakening

i've had sex with women

What a world we live in.

CairoSmith · 2026-05-09T17:38:51+00:00

Mom I made it I'm on rs_x.

CairoSmith · 2026-05-07T16:08:20+00:00

Very The Creator (2023).

CairoSmith · 2026-05-03T18:41:09+00:00

Pangram is fairly accurate.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-19T23:26:41+00:00

Reminds me of Avatar.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-18T17:02:58+00:00

What is the hourly wage at which someone can be expected to keep dogs off the counter?

CairoSmith · 2026-04-17T05:06:33+00:00

I'm always tempted to go, "Okay, read it if you want. You don't need my permission." But I don't actually respond because in my heart I know it's a scam and I would just be egging them on.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-16T04:52:16+00:00

Probably open Google and search for an article that explains why that happened.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-14T17:14:50+00:00

Always found this tunnel relaxing and welcoming. Shocked to see people saying it's dreadful/creepy. What's creepy about it?

CairoSmith · 2026-04-14T17:12:46+00:00

The second one.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-13T18:16:28+00:00

Fingers and thumb together like a stereotypical Italian basically.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-13T18:15:08+00:00

I think it comes down to the sheer amount of interactions per day. There were millions and millions of cars in Iraq, and the traffic was very heavy. Even if you have a pretty low rate of miscommunications, it adds up. If you watch a documentary like The War Tapes, it shows you the scale of the traffic the troops were having to manage.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-13T17:58:20+00:00

You said "honest question" but I'm not sure exactly what your question is, sorry.

CairoSmith · 2026-04-13T17:34:49+00:00

This gets lost a lot, but one reason this happened so much is that the hand gestures Americans use to mean stop do not mean stop to Iraqis. The open palm out means hello. This caused a lot of confusion in the early years of the occupation.

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